The amount of time a designated activity can be delayed without affecting succeeding activities of a project. This will be the float for the final activity of a chain, or for a single activity which does not lie on a chain with equal float.
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(2013). Free Float. In: Gass, S.I., Fu, M.C. (eds) Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Science. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1153-7_200247
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